57—Requirements relating to meters
(1) For the purposes
of section 45(4)(c) of the Act and regulation 56—
(a) a
taxi-meter must be of a type approved by the Minister;
(b) a
taxi-meter must be fitted to the taxi in a manner determined or approved by an
authorised officer;
(c) a
taxi-meter, when fitted, must be in a position where it can be easily read by
any person sitting in the taxi (and, if necessary, additional meter displays
must be positioned in the taxi to enable this to occur);
(d) a
taxi-meter must be so adjusted that, when the taxi is hired and the meter is
activated, the meter will register the fare (including flagfall and any
lifting fee or waiting time) not exceeding—
(i)
in the case of a metropolitan taxi—the rates
prescribed by Schedule 3; or
(ii)
in the case of a country taxi—the rates determined
by the Minister;
(e) a
taxi-meter must have been tested by an authorised officer or other person
approved by the Minister;
(f) a
taxi-meter must have been sealed by the officer or person conducting the test
and the seal must remain intact;
(g) a
taxi-meter must be in proper working order and registering correctly.
(2) In testing the
accuracy of a taxi-meter—
(a) the
test in respect of distance must be made with the meter fitted to the vehicle
and operating over a distance of not less than 1 kilometre allowing a
tolerance of plus or minus 22.5 metres only;
(b) the
test in respect of time must allow a tolerance of plus or minus 3% only.